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Taxon:  Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.



Summary
Genus:
Alternanthera
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
101502
Place of publication:
Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24:36. 1879 (Symb. fl. argent.)
Verified:
03/12/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Bucholzia philoxeroides Mart.

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Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  2. Buckingham, G. R. 1996. Biological control of alligatorweed, Alternanthera philoxeroides, the world's first aquatic weed success story. Castanea 61:232-243.
  3. Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
  4. Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. Florida state list aquatic & wetland noxious weeds - from Department of Environmental Protection (on-line resource).
  5. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
  6. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  7. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  8. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  9. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  10. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  11. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
  12. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  13. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: with two forms: philoxeroides and angustifolia
  14. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
  15. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  16. Long, R. W. & O. Lakela. 1971. A flora of tropical Florida.
  17. Mears, J. A. 1978. The nomenclature and type collections of the widespread taxa of Alternanthera (Amaranthaceae). Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 129:14-16.
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  20. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  21. Portela, R. et al. 2019. Trans-generational effects in the clonal invader Alternathera philoxeroides. J. Pl. Ecol. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtz043.
  22. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
  23. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  24. USDA National Agricultural Library. National Invasive Species Information Center (on-line resource).
  25. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  26. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: mentions
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Common names
English
alligator-weed –
Portuguese (Brazil)
piriquito –
Transcribed Chinese
xi han lian zi cao –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina n.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina c.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa 
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan 
2CultivatedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (n.), Paraguay, Uruguay
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China (c.)
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Kalimantan, Jawa]
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Louisiana]
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Environmentalornamentalaquarium plantHuxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Medicinesfolklore Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):108.
Weedpotential seed contaminant Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Weedpotential seed contaminant Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weedpotential seed contaminant Buckingham, G. R. 1996. Biological control of alligatorweed, Alternanthera philoxeroides, the world's first aquatic weed success story. Castanea 61:232-243.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101502. Accessed 2 May 2025.